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album | UpToYouToo
23 November 2004
The poignant intro to Kilio Cha Haki sees MC Kinyanjui Anthony's assertion that 'I was born in the street, I was born in the slum' balance...
by Masta G
album | Nascente
23 November 2004
This compilation from world music label Nascente (put together by salsa don DJ Lubi) combines Latin hip hop and R'n'B with reggaeton, the Latin...
by Masta G
album | Mental Groove
17 November 2004
In recent years there has been a shift in lyric writing away from the introspective, hypnotized verses of the early noughties. Hedonism in music is...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Everest Records
17 November 2004
During the 70s prog rock gradually found itself stubbornly striving for higher levels of technical, conceptual and compositional complexity to the...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | Warp
15 November 2004
1 Up is the debut mini-album from this Birmingham-based producer, allegedly signed up to Warp after his neighbour (a certain Chris Clark)...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Lo Recordings
23 October 2004
Alexandroid is one of the many Russians contributing to the slightly more tech end of the electronica scene at the moment. His music is distinct...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Om
20 October 2004
This deep mix from San Franciscan hip hop DJ J-Boogie is one of this month's unexpected gems, combining as it does hip hop, dub, nu soul and...
by Masta G
album | Lo Recordings
8 October 2004
Théodore is a Greece-based artist with a fetish for old music boxes, or so it would seem from the unwieldily titled long-player. It’s a...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | Riddim Killa/Low Life
29 September 2004
Rodney P is a true ambassador of UK hip hop. As part of London posse in the 80s he was involved in one of the first UK acts to generate widespread...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | DC Recordings
28 September 2004
Amidst the innumerable amount of albums released each year by artists making 'electronic' music (in whatever form that may be) it is all to easy to...
by Andy Parsons
album | Domino
25 September 2004
Martine McCutcheon played Tiffany on EastEnders, before breaking away into the music career she 'always wanted to pursue', in which her fame...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | Planet Mu
24 September 2004
This album is a prime example of why I believe that Planet Mu is one of the best record labels around. The output is always of fantastic quality,...
by Mikerak
album | Ninja Tune
22 September 2004
Renowned lover of pies, fish and lengthy DJ sets, this first serving of Andy Carthy's Solid Steel megamix hits the shelves this month. Following the...
by Andy Parsons
album | Wall of Sound
11 September 2004
The concept behind Wall of Sound's helpfully titled Two Culture Clash is that of collaboration and cross fertilisation between UK-based...
by Masta G
album | Big Dada
2 September 2004
With Ty just nominated for the Mercury Prize and Infinite Livez attracting widespread and deserved critical acclaim, it seems that Big Dada can do...
by Masta G
album | Sanctuary/RAS
25 August 2004
The associations between the grand old man of American music and Jamaica's greatest cultural export are not immediately apparent, even if Dylan does...
by Masta G
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